#agnate

Word of the Day:

ag-nate

n. a person descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, esp. through the male line.

adj. descended from the same male ancestor as a specified or implied subject, esp. through the male line. Compare with COGNATE (sense 2). 

<SPECIAL USAGE> of the same clan or nation.

<DERIVATIVES> ag-nat-ic adj. ag-na-tion n.

<ORIGIN> late 15th cent. (as a noun): from Latin agnatus, from ad- 'to' + gnatus, natus 'born'. 

Reference Date: 16 April 2014

City of Residence: Same

Occupation: Unchanged

Weather: Slightly overcast, warm, mildly hot

Last night’s bedtime: 0200ish

Wake time: 1230

Glasses or Contacts: glasses

Food/Beverage/Supplements ingested:

Mandu (fried), chicken nugget, scrambled eggs, mandu (steamed and fried) lettuce wraps, kimchi with rice, chocolate/chocolate Oreos, honey pancake, water, morning iced coffee, wine

Amount of water drunk: 2 liters

Exercise: None

Things bought: None

Book(s) being read:

Smarter Than You Think: How technology is changing our minds for the better, by Clive Thompson 

Music listened to:

VitalTunezMusic playlists on YouTube

TV/Movies/Videos watched:

The usuge along with new episodes of The Mindy Project

Cleaning: None

Headaches: None

Personal grooming: Shower

Socks worn: Grey with pink polka dots and the bunny face with ears that stick up at the ankle

Places traveled to: Nowhere

Modes of transportation/distance traveled: NA

How'd you sleep last night? Unsure

What was the first thing you remember upon waking?

It's after noon. 

How do you feel physically?

Like I'm fighting a cold.

What the most frustrating thing that happened today?

Nothing really aside from my nose's continued insistence on running.

And the most uplifting/exciting/in the realm of happiness?

The Mister read to me again last night.

How's your overall demeanor?

I'm acting as if I'm sick, even though I'm pretty sure I'm not sick. I think my body thinks that it's sick because my immune system is in overdrive trying to fight whatever is attacking it allergically. 

How is/are the book(s) you're reading?

It's better than the last one. Although, I'm going to wait to see if he has a utopian outlook or refuses to take a side. Obviously, the title suggestions a positive situation with our continued use of technology, which I do not disagree with, but I still have to wonder what sorts of long-term psychological problems may arise with the ease and almost perverse approval of the overwhelming narcissistic tendencies that technology affords.

Did you create anything (other than for this blog post)?

No

Complete this thought: Life as…

the ultimate struggle.

Any other thoughts/concerns/anecdotes/words to live by:

de khul - [agnate/ in] there/ that place/ that area [IW]

pha spun - agnates [RY]

'byor shed can - financial magnate, plutocrat [IW]

rang ka tham thom lta bur bsdad pa - to stagnate in nebulous immobility / to rest ordinary and vague [RY]

rang ka tham thom lta bur bsdad pa - stagnate in nebulous immobility/ rest ordinary and vague [IW]